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Notice of Election Proposes Taxation of Shafter Lands
A dated notice outlines an election held January 1938 at the intersection of mapped lands in Kern County for a district change near Shafter. Officials named to conduct the election include Judge Julia A. Potter and Clerks Vera Dye Gladys Crandall Lena Janzen, with polls open 6 AM to 7 PM. The article also recounts a local New Year story about Leah Merwin aiding travelers during a snowstorm and notes historical shifts in January’s start of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Township
Seele
Kern County Nd Company
Kanes County
Eee
Shafter Branch
Kern County Union High School
Sands
Kern County Land Company
Ccordi
Richland Soc
Pro
Julia A. Potter
Vera Sadie Dye
Gladys Crandall
Lena Janzen
F. E. Smith
Board OF Supervisors